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Standard GEDCOM as transfer tool
== Standard GEDCOM as transfer tool==
Most programs storing family history data can export and import [[GEDCOM]] (<code>.ged</code>) files. But, because the 1996 vintage GEDCOM data file specification remained in "''Draft''" status from Oct.1999 to Nov.2019, every genealogy tool has had to take liberties to shoehorn their data into something that has been long outgrown. (See the sections below to see a list of idiosyncrasies reported in different Genealogy software tools.) You would be unlikely to find anyone using any tool generating a fully 100&#37; compliant and ''standard'' GEDCOM format. (A ''new'' 7.0.2 revision was finally published in June of 2021. See [[GEDCOM_7_support|GEDCOM 7 support]] for the current state of development.)
{{man tip|1=Selecting the best GEDCOM option|2=Given the choice, export options listed as "GEDCOM 5.5 Standard" tend to be the most broadly conformant type of GEDCOM.}}
Due to these idiosyncrasies and dialects of GEDCOM, you should always [[How_to_make_a_backup|make a backup]] before importing any GEDCOM file.
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